Report: Mass Transit Delay Notifications Coming to Google Maps

Google is rolling out new features onto its Google Maps app and users can partake in it if they are one of the few lucky users selected to endeavour these changes out. Selection criteria is unknown but 1 tin tell hands based on a new specific option.

Basically, they must be able to see the 'Wi-Fi merely' feature within their app'due south Settings menu.

As Android Constabulary reported, the new option replaces the older 'offline areas' feature inside Google Maps' settings menu. Borer on the new switch will allow y'all to prevent Google Maps from using the cellular connexion at all while users are traveling, a useful characteristic if they need to save all the data during a trip. Tap the description of the new 'Wi-Fi simply' listing and they'll go right to the same offline settings screen they would have previously constitute on the app.

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And then, yeah, the change is mostly cosmetic, but at to the lowest degree it gives users a fashion to flick Wi-Fi access on and off without having to dig too deep in the settings carte.

Google is too rolling out a new feature that gives users notifications about subway, bus, or railroad train delays. Select different transit lines and their devices will automatically receive notifications whenever there is a problem.

It'south unclear if Google has built any additional parameters around this feature, similar the ability to turn notifications off on the weekends or during any other time catamenia when users don't demand to know that as and when their piece of work commute is going to exist a nightmare.